As I mentioned in a couple of previous posts, my aim for the return trip was to minimize as much as possible driving on the same roads I drove on the way to Europe and try to see more of each country I was passing through again. Continue reading Mount Aragats
Category: Armenia
Dilijan and the East of Lake Sevan
The crossing into Armenia was very quick on the Georgian side, but slightly more bureaucratic on the Armenian side. For some reason the Armenia border (both with Georgia and with Iran) tends to make everything more complicated than it is and the people (with a few notable exceptions) are not particularly friendly. I was through the Georgian side in about 5 minutes, but on the Armenia side, by the time I had finished with the customs and insurance it was already more than one hour. On top of everything in Armenia, you have to pay to get in and pay to get out – don’t ask me exactly for what as I don’t know. It just had something to do with customs. Continue reading Dilijan and the East of Lake Sevan
Debed Canyon
For our last night in Armenia we headed towards the Debed Canyon in the northern part of the country. Besides being an interesting area, this is also the main road linking Armenia and Georgia so it tends to get quite busy at times. Continue reading Debed Canyon
Yerevan
After relaxing on the shores of Lake Sevan, we took a short 2 hour drive to Yerevan, the first capital we’re visiting on this trip (we went around Tehran as we wanted to focus on the less accessible areas of Iran). Continue reading Yerevan
The lost monastery and a picnic invitation
Sometimes there is so much happening on the same day that I actually feel that a whole week has passed… Luckily it hasn’t and there is still so much ahead of us. Continue reading The lost monastery and a picnic invitation
Sevan Lake
As we headed North in Armenia towards Yerevan, we had planned to stop for one night on the shores of Lake Sevan. Initially we wanted to drive up on the Eastern side of the lake and then round the top coming down into the main town of Sevan. Continue reading Sevan Lake
From Tabriz in Iran to Kapan in Armenia
As we left Masouleh, we weren’t sure of the road we should take towards Tabriz. The GPS app we’ve been using for the phone (maps.me) always wants us to go through the shortest distance, which usually means dirt tracks in the middle of nowhere high up in the mountains. Continue reading From Tabriz in Iran to Kapan in Armenia